Ok, it's turning into winter and I still have no heat!

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  • Sco0terzsl
    Member
    • Apr 2006
    • 79
    #1

    Ok, it's turning into winter and I still have no heat!

    Ok, to make a long story short I bought my car in April with a blown blower motor. The guy gave me his replacement since he didn't have enough time to put it in himself. Ok, no problem I thought. Well since April I have gone through that blower motor, another one, and a fan switch. Each one kept me guessing why the hell I still didn't have any air. Finally I went at it with a makeshift voltmeter (2 wires and a lightbulb). I turned the fan position to 4 since from the FSM I can see that the 4th position negates the Resistor Pack and when I connected the two wires leading to and fro the blower motor I got no light. So then I say to myself "f-ck it" and go to the parts department at my local bmw dealer and asked for a resistor pack. I just got back and looked at them and they one on my car isn't anything like the one that they gave me. So this leads me to my question, are there different types of blowers, and resistor packs?

    Basically I'm fed up, it's going to be below freezing again tonight and the only way I can heat myself up is by going on the highway and venting in warm air :(
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    • LINUS
      R3VLimited
      • Jul 2004
      • 2422
      #2
      The best I can make from your post is that you don't even have power to your fan switch. Have you done the obvious and gone back to supply power / fuse / switch lead power? Your description isn't real clear to me, but start at the fuseblock and work you way in.

      It's not how you handle the good times, but the faith you keep in the bad that defines you.

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        • porsche gt1
          Wrencher
          • Aug 2006
          • 237
          #3
          There are two types of resistor packs for e30 bmw's. There is one with spade connectors that has 3 sets of resistors on it and a safety switch. There is also one that is shaped like a box. if you have the wrong one ask them to get you the other.

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            • AndrewBird
              The Mad Scientist
              • Oct 2003
              • 11897
              #4
              Originally posted by porsche gt1
              There are two types of resistor packs for e30 bmw's. There is one with spade connectors that has 3 sets of resistors on it and a safety switch. There is also one that is shaped like a box. if you have the wrong one ask them to get you the other.
              So you mean there are three? :)

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                • Sco0terzsl
                  Member
                  • Apr 2006
                  • 79
                  #5
                  Originally posted by porsche gt1
                  There are two types of resistor packs for e30 bmw's. There is one with spade connectors that has 3 sets of resistors on it and a safety switch. There is also one that is shaped like a box. if you have the wrong one ask them to get you the other.
                  Ok, well that helps... I got the wrong one from the dealer. Does anyone have the part number for the one that isn't a box so I can verify that it is the correct one? That makes sense. My friend said he saw 2 e30's at a pick 'n pull around here so I might go and see if I can grab some extra blower motor's and resistor packs. maybe even the switch.

                  If that fails then this weekend I will bring my voltmeter with me so I can search out the cause of this. I'm hoping it's the resistor pack since it is the last thing that I have left to replace. If not then a hunting I will go.

                  Thanks for the advice guy's.

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                    • porsche gt1
                      Wrencher
                      • Aug 2006
                      • 237
                      #6
                      Originally posted by NitroRustlerDriver
                      So you mean there are three? :)

                      no just 2

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                        • AndrewBird
                          The Mad Scientist
                          • Oct 2003
                          • 11897
                          #7
                          Originally posted by porsche gt1
                          no just 2
                          My mistake, I misread our post. I thought you listed three types after stating there were two. lol :)

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                            • porsche gt1
                              Wrencher
                              • Aug 2006
                              • 237
                              #8
                              Originally posted by LINUS
                              The best I can make from your post is that you don't even have power to your fan switch. Have you done the obvious and gone back to supply power / fuse / switch lead power? Your description isn't real clear to me, but start at the fuseblock and work you way in.

                              I agree with Linus

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